Proforma Reaches 6,000 E-Commerce Store Milestone

Proforma recently celebrated the launch of its 6,000th e-commerce store, made possible by the company’s built-in-house, user-friendly and customizable e-commerce solution, ProStores. Proforma’s e-commerce footprint has increased by 300% in the span of just six months. This exponential growth can be attributed to the in-house development team and…

How to Perfect Your Social Media Presence

Social media is an ever-changing landscape, and it can be challenging to determine how to leverage these platforms to help grow your business. We sat down with supplier partner, PromoKitchen Chef and social media all-star Charity Gibson to get her best practices for building a social media presence. Here are three key takeaways from our conversation…

10 Mistakes Promo Distributors Make With Their Websites

Your website is open for business 24/7, and it must quickly communicate to your ideal client that you understand their needs and wants, that you speak the same language and that they can trust you with their projects. If you’re interested in improving your distributor website, start by identifying what needs to be fixed. Are you making any of these mistakes?…

Fully Promoted in Cleveland Expands Reach With Acquisition of Garment Specialties

Cristina and Fernando Bertero, owners of the Fully Promoted franchise in the Greater West Cleveland area, have acquired Garment Specialties, a 35-year-old company selling apparel and decorated products. The purchase is expected to double sales and expand the reach of the Cleveland-area franchise location into a new geographic area (Cleveland Southeast) and…

Bacardi Rum’s ‘Wearable Album’ QR Code Apparel Debuted at Paris Fashion Week

Bacardi has combined a few trends in promotional marketing—QR codes, musician partnerships and streetwear collaborations—to create a clever new apparel campaign. Along with streetwear brand NAHMIAS and producer Boi-1da, Bacardi made a line of apparel that feature QR codes, which people can scan and listen to music by up-and-coming musicians…

Ariel Galetti Joins BAMKO in Strategic Development Role

Austin, Texas-based Ariel Galletti has joined BAMKO, Los Angeles, in a strategic development role. She comes from Sock Club and was previously at RDP Creative. Galletti will be working directly with Josh White, BAMKO’s senior vice president of strategic growth, and help drive a number of BAMKO’s most high-impact strategic growth initiatives…

alphabroder | Prime Line Launches Source Abroad Apparel

Prime Line, the hard goods division of Trevose, Pennsylvania-based alphabroder, today announced the launch of Source Abroad Apparel. Source Abroad Apparel will allow customers to achieve a unique look for any industry or vertical. Customers can create an original designed layout, from eight different silhouettes ranging from tees to polos and fleece…

How A24’s New Merch-Centric Membership Program Appeals to Fans

A24, the film distributor behind movies like “Uncut Gems” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” recently announced a new membership program, A24 All Access. The program gives members exclusive first-dibs on items like apparel, birthday gifts, and other branded merch for $5 a month, combining the best of subscription services and streetwear brand exclusivity…